PoUtte or LOND0N.—It has: been ascertained that John Appleyard, who
was last \reek committed from Queen-square-ollice;for insulting and threat- ening the Duke of ■Vellington, has long laboured in11110r an aberration of in- tellect. He served under the Duke in Spain ; and at times, \ellen his mind gave way, has been in the habit of illeeighing against the Douce. The poor man 11asin the meat, tirne been ordered to be taken care of in the workhouse.
Y01.111g) the accomplice Wile gave evidence at the last Kingston Assizes upon the trial of three nits convicted of robbing. Ted_ dington Lock House, and who are under sentence of death, was examined at Bow-street on Monday, on the charge of committing a. burglary in the house of Mr. Parker, at Hain-common. Part of the property stolen from Mr. Parker's house was found in his possession. and it was proved that lie divided the plunder with the other thieves immediately after the robbery took place. A coat which he wore was claimed by 'Mr. Bishop, a shop-keeper, of Ilan- worth, wit() Said, that about eighteen months ago, his house untie rubbed Of sixty pounds' worth of clothes. It was also suppos:nt that the prisoner Lad been concerned in the murder of at, man, whose cod)' was found at Iluxton some time ago. Ile was committed.
.1 olit lance was broitem to .M.irlborongh-street-office on Tlnirsday, accused of a robbery at Melton Lodge, Altelton -Alowbray, the seat of the Earl of Ply- mouth, in NON ember. He had been in temporary sort ice at iklelton Lodge; and contrived to eket a box belonging to a fellow-servant, containine worth of property. The prisoner—a wretched looking young man, nearly naked—was wandering the streets on Friday night, when he fell in with a watchman. " Cannot I," said the prienier, have a lodging in the watch- house to-night, fur I am in great distress, and have tio place to go to ?" The watchman said that no person was allowed to sleep in the vvatchliolise, and it would be no use for Minn to go there. The prisoner steed stilt a leis' minutes, and then said," I deliver myself up to you as a prisoner, for I have committed a felony." Thinking this to be a very extraordinary statement, he toll the prisoner that he doubted his information. The prisoner replied that he had committed a robbery at the Earl of Plymouth's in November last, and since then he never had known what it was to have a day's happi- ness, for lie had dome nothing since, and was in a state of starvation." The servant from whom the thines were stolen added his testimony against the, prisoner, NI:ho was conintitteit for trial.
InEFr.—Catheritie Ryan was on Tuesday brought to 'Marlboroligh-street, charged by her husband with having stolen twelve pairs of shoes, lire pair-of trowsers, and two gold grouches, Irom Mr. Newby. pawlihroker. The husband.
foiled the things concealed his house, glue his wile in custody on suspi- chin, and then informed the pawnbroker. The articles were identified, though they had never been missed ; and as the woman said that she itati got them is pledge from a young matt fur two shillings, she was rmianded.
A mall, named Iiiteso, was charged at INIarlhorou.sh-strict, on Thursday. with having secreted himself in one of the upper rooms of the Bricklayers Arms, in the Kent Exact, for the purpose of cominittine felony. The prisoner, when taken into custody, pretended to be insane. lie ratted his eyes about, and looked wildly ; began to pray with it loud voice ; and, when asked what business he had there, replied, that the Lord had sent him, that he had exe- cuted his commission, and that, if lie was permitted to walk downstairs, he would depart in peace. Ile declared that he was inspired; that his mune was" holy;" that lie had just touched with Jesus Christ, and had been nn company with the Virgin Mary. The fellow. liewever, exhibited great con- sistency in his pretendinl paroxysm of insanity ; for While Craw was pre- paring to Comer Him away to the lock-up !dace, Rase availed himself of an
opportunity, ;Lod struck the constable a severe Wow on the cad, and then
ran away. Ile was, Imwever, secured. The LThigistrate ordered his head to be shaved and blistered, to allay the irritation of Ins mind before lie Ives brought up again.
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